Payroll 2nd-highest in Miami Marlins’ history

The Marlins will open the regular season on Monday with the second-highest player payroll in franchise history. But the Marlins still remain among the lowest spenders in the majors based on team-by-team salary projections.

The team’s payroll of $68.8million represents the largest Opening Day figure since the $101 million unit of 2012 that flopped on the field. Total base salary for the team’s 25-man roster and two players on the disabled list — pitchers Jose Fernandez and Aaron Crow — actually amounts to $84.3 million.